Inside Look

University Acquires Meteorite from Northeast Tennessee

Donna Lewis, left, with Dr. Jerry Cook and the meteorite

For many years, long before its true nature was known, it served as a doorstop and flower bed ornament. It was even painted green for a time.

Now at Eastern Kentucky University, it will be an object of scientific wonder for students of all ages for generations to come.

Junior Physics Major Accepted into Prestigious Research Program in Rome

She failed her first physics test as a freshman and even considered changing her academic major.
Now, just two years later, Eastern Kentucky University junior Molly Williams, of Berea, has been accepted into a prestigious summer program at a university in Rome, Italy, where she will pursue gravitational wave physics research.
 

New Science Building Opens Doors

The long awaited start of classes in EKU’s new science building came on Monday, January 9 as the building opened to students for classes and labs.  Faculty and staff worked diligently over the holiday break to move and set up offices, classrooms and labs in the new building.  One student described it as “my Epcot away from Epcot”, a typical remark a

Department of Physics & Astronomy seeking to fill tenure-track Assistant Faculty Position

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Eastern Kentucky University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of assistant professor beginning August 15, 2012.

Physics/Mathematics Major One of 275 Nationally to Receive Goldwater Scholarship

Ethan Kilgore Receives Goldwater Scholarship

Combine an insatiable wonder about how things work, a work ethic born of hard work on the family farm, and supportive professors who make learning both fun and meaningful, and what do you get?